About the Role
Alpha FMC is growing its Financial Services Strategy & Deals team and is seeking Associates and Senior Associates to work across commercial due diligence and corporate strategy. This role involves supporting private equity investors and corporate acquirers in evaluating investment opportunities, as well as advising CEOs and executive teams on growth and strategic decisions. You will join a growing team with the opportunity for early responsibility and to help shape the practice's development.
Responsibilities
- Lead individual workstreams within CDD and growth-strategy projects, including market sizing, competitor benchmarking, and customer/expert research.
- Manage and analyze qualitative and quantitative data sets to develop actionable insights.
- Develop compelling, client-ready storylines and presentations.
- Structure complex and open-ended client questions into clear, hypothesis-led analyses.
- Design and conduct primary and secondary research, including expert and customer interviews, surveys, and analysis of market and company data.
- Integrate data-driven and AI-supported analytics to enhance speed and depth of insight.
- Engage directly with clients and external experts to gather market intelligence.
- Work directly with client teams, management teams, and investment professionals, including presenting findings and responding to challenges.
- Structure and present conclusions clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Collaborate effectively with colleagues across teams, functions, and geographies.
- Supervise and coach junior team members, ensuring high-quality outputs and knowledge sharing.
- Contribute to internal knowledge development and business development efforts, including proposals and thought leadership.
Requirements
- Relevant experience in commercial due diligence, strategy consulting, or in-house strategy with a strong analytical component.
- Financial Services experience is preferred but not essential.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to structure ambiguous questions.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities.
- Experience researching markets, companies, and competitors.
- The ability to turn complex analysis into clear conclusions and persuasive presentations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced, project-based environment.
- A collaborative working style and willingness to support the development of others.
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Skills
- Commercial due diligence
- Corporate strategy
- Market sizing
- Competitor benchmarking
- Customer/expert research
- Data analysis
- Presentation development
- Primary research
- Secondary research
- AI-supported analytics
Location
- New York (US)
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Associate
- Senior Associate
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $105,000 to $195,000
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration
- Benefits
- Annual profit-sharing
- Variable and non-variable benefits
About the Company
- Alpha FMC is a leading global consulting firm focused exclusively on serving clients in the Financial Services sector.
- Our 1,500+ consultants work across 19 offices globally, combining deep FS sector expertise with high-quality consulting to support more than 970 clients across asset management, wealth management, insurance and broader financial services.
- Our Strategy & Deals division advises senior executives, private equity investors and corporate deal teams on their most important strategic and investment decisions.
- Alpha is a specialist consulting firm: consulting is our core business, and Strategy & Deals is a priority growth area.
- The reach and client base of a global firm combined with the accessibility and entrepreneurialism of a specialist consultancy.
